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       #Post#: 21308--------------------------------------------------
       Empire B42
       By: Nuvolari Date: February 25, 2020, 11:55 am
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       When I got back from the USA, I also brought back a few US made
       engines.
       I'm a big fan on Empire and I have to thank Charlie to realize
       having this dream engine.
       They made a lot of awesome engines, and this one is top of the
       range the B42.
       But It needed a full technical restoration.
       And I had to start with this
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       I see most of you go😱 who know me, what's he up to
       now😁
       Well I only needed it for the left/right turning tread and
       turned it into this semi finished product…
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       but before I come to that a few other things needed my attention
       first.
       The heating elements where broken, Charlie had had a few old
       spear ones and we managed to repair both heat elements.
       That was a good start but far from running.
       We only could do a test at Charlie's place if the replaced heat
       elements worked, and that they did.
       But we could not close the bottom plate since the wires where
       bear and we had no proper cable heat insulation.
       This was ordered and arrived a few days after I got home.
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       by
       And this is needed because each heat element eats 300W and get
       pretty hot…
       The hole technologie is as the single B30 but jou have to double
       it, so the hole engine eats 600W.
       After the cables where properly insulated, and the bottom plate
       properly closed, we came up to next problem.
       One motor turning left and the other right.
       So I took a look at the timing at the flywheel, basically each
       motor is as a B30.
       But one sits in mirror view, so they too one standard flywheel
       and drilled a second reversing hole, letting both flywheels go
       in the same direction.
       So when both run in the same direction it was time to set both
       in idle position to each other.
       Once this was done, only one problem left, the axle actually
       exist out of two axles connected together under the center
       pulley.
       both axles where not in line, and where pointed upwards to the
       middle.
       So in this position it gives so much friction that it works as a
       break.
       Looking at other engines , it seems this was a common problem,
       and you see a lot with a plate holding both boilers perfectly
       alined.
       But a plate must be super correct drilled, and I find it not so
       beautiful.
       So I came up with the idea of an adjustable  spanner, job done…
       The nickel cleaned up and beauty is ready…
       In the video you see the engine slow down, it is due to the
       transformer I use, it has only an output of 500W.
       I've ordered a 1000W one that will be able the 600W the engine
       actually requires, but it runs as it should now, super happy
       with it…
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       Cheers,
       Danny
       #Post#: 21347--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Empire B42
       By: Empire man 202 Date: February 25, 2020, 10:10 pm
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       Great job AAA++ Looks fantastic I had the same problem on booth
       42s center pulley.
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       Re: Empire B42
       By: Nick Date: February 26, 2020, 7:30 pm
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       Smart fix Danny  8)  I've seen a lot of people having that same
       problem with this engine over the years
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